The Alexander Cougars entered their tilt with the Douglas County Tigers with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Alexander breezed by Douglas County at home to the tune of 82-26 on Thursday. Alexander has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Alexander found their leader in underclassman Gregory Dunson, who scored 21 points along with five assists. Dunson hasn't dropped below 20 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Braedan Lue, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Alexander's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Alexander will look to defend their home court on Saturday against South Paulding at 6:30 p.m. South Paulding has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Douglas County will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Langston Hughes at 3:30 p.m. on February 17th. Douglas County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Langston Hughes is ranked 14th).
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